[util] Generator Test: Building 49

Anne Hodges HodgesA at upstate.edu
Tue Apr 1 07:00:00 EDT 2025


TO:                 All Departments with Space in Building 49 and the Campus Activities Building
DATE:            April 2025
SUBJECT:     Generator Test: Campus Activities Building and Building 49

                                          The next monthly test is scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

BUILDING 49 AND THE CAB TEST PROCEDURES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
·         The emergency generator will be started between 9:30AM and 9:35AM and will be used as the source for emergency power for approximately 30 minutes.
·         The emergency power will be switched back to normal operations between 10:00AM and 10:05AM when the generator turns off.
·         Emergency outlets (red) and emergency lights will blink when the test starts and again when it ends.
The test, although intended to simulate an actual power outage, has been modified to keep the disruption to services at a minimum.  If an actual power outage occurs, the electrical circuits supported by the generator will be without power for 5 to 10 seconds except for those areas which have their own uninterruptible power supplies.  Our recent experience suggests that a real power outage can be expected once a year.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the test or the emergency power system, please feel free to contact Larry Blanchard, Associate Director of Utilities at 4-7371 or 315-640-9053.
Your continued cooperation in completing the code mandated emergency diesel generator test is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.



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